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Listen to the Eye
March 1, 2005
Best of 2004 Annual Meeting Clinical Vignette Competition
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Navigating the Nuances of Consult Coding
March 1, 2005
Introduction Hospitalists often have questions related to coding for consultative services and subsequent hospital visits, especially when other specialists are managing the patient “concurrently.” If the hospitalist is practicing in a teaching hospital the guidelines can be yet more con
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Resource Utilization: How Hospitalists Add Value to the Bottom Line
March 1, 2005
Value Added by Hospitalists (sixth in a series)
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Improving Physicians’ Practices: Hospitalists Add Value
March 1, 2005
Value Added by Hospitalists (fifth in a series)
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First Ever SHM Leadership Academy— A Rousing Success
March 1, 2005
What would prompt someone to exclaim “fantastic, inspirational, and motivational,” and trigger adults to hug each other when it is time to say goodbye?
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Drs. Goldsholl, Amin, and Flanders Elected to SHM Board
March 1, 2005
SHM has elected Scott A. Flanders, MD, Alpesh Amin, MD, MBA, and Stacy Goldsholl, MD, to serve a 3-year term on the board of directors, beginning April 29, 2005.
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An Ongoing Analysis of the 2003–04 SHM Productivity and Compensation Survey
March 1, 2005
Part V; Productivity of Hospitalists: Outputs
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What Is a Hospitalist?
March 1, 2005
The next Annual Meeting is near. This means that the year, serving as your President, has nearly come to an end. As a result, this will be my last column.
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Pediatric Practice Profile
January 2, 2005
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Oregon Health Center & Science University Pediatric Inpatient Service
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Other Literature of Interest
January 2, 2005
1. Annane D, Bellissant E, Briegel J, et al. Corticosteroids for severe sepsis and septic shock: a systematic review and metaanalysis. BMJ. 2004;329:480. Severe sepsis is a common cause of ICU admissions and continues to have mortality rates as high as 30%.